$100
in 1800 →
$2,000.30
in 2018

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U.S. Inflation Rate, $100 in 1800 to 2018

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index, prices in 2018 are
1,900.30% higher than
prices in 1800.
The dollar experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year during this period.

In other words, $100 in 1800 is equivalent in purchasing power to $2,000.30 in 2018, a difference of $1,900.30 over 218 years.

The 1800 inflation rate was 2.44%. The current inflation rate (2017 to 2018) is now 2.18%1. If this number holds, $100 today will be equivalent to $102.18 next year.
The current inflation rate page gives more detail on the latest official inflation rates.

A Smallpox vaccine is invented by Doctor Benjamin Waterhouse leading to the first immunization against the disease.

Congress holds its first session in the, at the time, still incomplete Capitol building in Washington D.C.

The French army defeats the Turks at Helipolis, after which they advanced on to Cairo.

Data Source & Citation

Raw data for these calculations comes from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics'
Consumer Price Index
(CPI), established in 1913. Inflation data from 1665 to
1912 is sourced from a historical study conducted by political science
professor Robert Sahr at Oregon State University.

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“1800 dollars in 2018 | Inflation Calculator.” U.S. Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 12 Dec. 2018, https://www.officialdata.org/1800-dollars-in-2018.